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Furthermore, he noted that as economic diversification is crucial to the success of the nation’s economy, the National Assembly is working to pass laws that will “boost internally generated revenues by plugging the loopholes that exist in our system, and encouraging the small and medium-scale business owners in our communities

In a petition entitled “Request for the prosecution of persons involved in conspiring and perpetrating acts of electoral fraud and malfeasance in the governorship election of June 21, 2014 in a manner other than that envisaged by the relevant provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended,” the party said the review of the matter had become imperative in the national interest to avoid a cycle of politicians that could seize the reins of government through treason

Folarin said: “It is true one of our officers attached to the Ooni’s palace was shot dead by some unidentified persons in front of a private residence of the Ooni.

he Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, who made the revelation in a statement on Tuesday, listed the items recovered from Nwokorie and Fortune to include one smoke grenade; 2,136 live rounds of 7.62 (Special) ammunition; 50 live rounds of 7.6mm (NATO) ammunition; five magazines of AK 47 rifles; and two Browning Machine Gun live rounds of ammunitions.

“Troops of 7 Brigade Quick Reaction Force (QRF), Multinational Joint Task Force, yesterday inflicted casualties on Boko Haram terrorists, thus causing a major setback to the insurgents. This feat was achieved when the troops staged an ambush against the terrorists at Kekeno, Kukawa Local Government Area. During the operation, the gallant troops killed 5 suspected Boko Haram terrorists, recovered one Toyota Buffalo vehicle, 3 AK-47 rifles, 2 knives, a horse and other locally fabricated weapons

“President Buhari was asked about the flood of migrants from Nigeria and the fraudulent applications for asylum put in by people desperate to leave their motherland at any cost, and it was this question that elicited his response,” Shehu said, encouraging Nigerians to avail themselves of a full text of the interview, which has now been made available on the Telegraph’s website